Rail construction



April 28, 1925. 1,535,626

W. T. PARKER BAIL CONTRUCTION FiiledLMay 20. 1924 Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

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Application filed May 20,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM THOMAS PARKE a, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Rail Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad rails and is more particularly adapted to a device which is of such a construction as to prevent the turning over of railroad cars when the wheels of the same have become derailed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character, wherein the main rail is provided with guard rails on opposite sides thereof which are adapted to receive the wheels of thecar when the samehavevbecome derailed from the main rails.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a rail construction of the above mentioned character, which is simple inconstructi-on, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved rail construction.

Figure 2 is a transverse section thereof.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan View of my rail construction showing the same asv sociated with a switch point, and H Figure 4 is a fragmenta-ry'side elevation of a portion of one of the guard rails.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shownthe preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the base or tie plate, and extending upwardly from the central portion thereof is the web 2 on the upper portion of which is formed the head 3 and the same provides what I term as the main rail. The main rail is integral with the base 1 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing. Extending upwardly from the base plate 1 on each side of the main rail and spaced therefrom are the guard rails and the same include the web portions 4 and base plate in position on the tie. As fur- 1924, serial No. 714,641.

the heads 5. The guard rails are also. formed integrally with the base plate 1 in the manner shown in Figure 2.

v The base plate 1 is adapted to be secured to the usual ties by the fastening means usually employed and I have provided the notches 6 in the respective edges of the plate whereby the fastening means may hold the ther illustrated in Figure 2, the head of the main rail is disposed below the head of the guard rails, and the purpose of this construction is to enable the wheels of the truck of the car to engage the heads of the guard rails when the wheels of the car become derailed-from the main rail and as is well known in the art, when a car jumps the tracks the wheels have a tendency to move upwardly for an appreciable degree.

In order to accommodate aswitch in connection witha rail construction of the character above described and shown, I provide the construction as shown in Figure 3 wherein one of the rails has its inner guard rails cut away as shown at 7 and in the cut away portion is adapted to be arranged the switch point 8 in the manner well known in the art. As further shown in Figure 4 of the drawing, the guard rails are adapted to have their head portions cut away as shown at 9 and the purpose of this construction is to enable rails which intersect the aforementioned rails to cooperate therewith in order to enable the wheels of a car, to pass thereover without causing any bumping.

The rail construction of the above mentioned character, wherein the main rail is provided on opposite sides thereof with guard rails will prevent any accident due to the derailing of the car and should the wheels of the'ca-r jump the main rails, the same will come in contact with one or the other of the guard rails and the latter will prevent the turning of the car. The simplicity in which my device is constructed, enables the same to be manufactured at a very low cost and the parts are further so arranged as to render the same strong and durable.

lVhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

therefrom in parallel relation, one of the 1 said side head and web portions being cut away to provide a clearance space, and a switch tongue located in said clearance space and pivoted to the base portion of a rail, at a point in alignment with the ends 15 of the cut away Web and head portions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VILLIAM THOMAS PARKER. 

